Dump-car.



J. B. RHODES.

DUMP CAR.

AEPLIQATION FILED Dna. 2B, 1911.

Patented July 14, 1914 I SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. B. RHODES.

DUMP GAR. APPLIOATION FILED DU'JB. 1911.

Patentd July 14, 1914.

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J. B. RHODES.

DUMP CAR. I

APPLICATION FILED DBG-f2s; 1911.

Patented July 14, 1914.

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J. B. RHODES.

DUMP GAR. APPLICATION FILED 11110.28, 1911.

Patented July 14, 1914.

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' -J. B. RHODES. y

DUMP GAR.

` APPLICATION IILED DEG. 28, 1911. 1,103.3 14. Patented July 14,1914.

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J. B. RHODES.

DUMP GAR.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.28, 1911.

1,103,814. Patented July 14,1914.

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v fig? J. B. RHODES.

DUMP GAR.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 28, 1911.

l. l Patented Ju1y14,1914.

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while'the car'is' in dumping JAY B. RHODES, or KALAMAzoo,

MICHIGAN. Assia-Non 'ro wns'rnnn wnnnnnn v SCEAIEIR. COMPANY, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

. DUMPfGE- specimen of teneis raient.

Patented .nay ia, taie.

.suitable truck and is arranged to be tilted at either `side of the car to discharge its load, the gate on the dumping side being automatically'held up out of operative position position.

The 'principal objects 'o i vention are to provide' new and improved mechanism for tilting the car body to 'discharge its load; for restoring the ,car body to operative position; and for securing the car bodyin operative position when it is not desired to tilt it.

My. invention also contemplates other 'improvements which will be hereinafter pointedout.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an end view of my improved dumpcar showing it in operative position; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing 'the' car tilted to discharge its load; Fig. 3 is a side view of the carshowing it in operative position; Fig. 4c

i fis an enlarged vertical cross-section taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 8; Fig.l 5 is a perspective view of one o 4the stirrups or brackets by which the side-gate operatin brokenaway; Fig. 8l is-an enlarged detail,`

being a partial vertical cross-section on line 8--8 of Figs. 3 and 6; Fi 9 is a vertical secu tion on line 9-9 of Fig. some parts being l broken away; Fig. l() is a vertical section on line 10-10 of Fig. 8; Fig. 1i 41s a vertical section one of the cylinders by which 'the dumping is edected, showing the parts operating therein; Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail, partly broken away, showing one of thel of rockers upon which the car body is mounted; Fig. 13 isa vertical section -on line 13-13 of Fig. 12; Fig. 1t is a view showing another form; of rocker bearing ywhich is alsoI my present inbars are supported; Fig. 6 isy a partial iorizontal section on line 6 6 of Fig. 3, some parts beused to support the carbody on'the truck; and Fig. 15 is a view showing a modification of .the bearing shown .in Fig. 14.

trated, the car body orbe'd is mounted upon suitable bearings in the form of rockers, so constructed and arranged that the bed may .be tilted at either side'of the truck on which it is carried, such rockers being arranged to carry the bed over toward the dumping side When it is being tilted so that the'bed'mayassume a sharper angle without striking the side of the truck. rlhe side gates are pivotally connected' with the end portions of the bed by swinging arms and are automatically operated when the bed is tilted so that on the tilting side 'the gate is held-up. out of operative relation to the bedto permit the free discharge of the load. The tilting of the bed, eithen` to discharge its load or to restore it to normal position, is effected by means of compressed air operating in cylfinders carried by the truck. Separate cylinders are employed for moving the bed in opposite directions, and in practice theseveral corresponding cylinders of the different cars of a train are connected by means of a train-pipe with. each other and with 1a valve controlled by the en ineer so that any desired car may be dumpe singly or all the cars of the tram may simultaneously.

In order to permit cars to be dumped singly, the several cars are provided with -valves by which the compressed-air may be out ed from the operating cylinders, and in practice the valves of all the cars which are not to be dumped are closed to cut their cyl.- index-'s od' from the train-pipe, leaving only the car to be dumped connected therewith, and consequently .the admissionlei air to the ti'alinipe by the enneer cftectsthe dump. ing o the connect .in ,operative position, Of course, any one or. more cars may thus be dumped at the same, time. Locking mechanism is provided for Aholding the bed in operative position in .transporting the load and for preventing the bed from accidentally tipping over on mal position, and such loc ring. mechanism is arrangiid to pe1 ate` automatically either to lock t ,e bed 1n normal position or to release it so that it niay'be dumped at -the proper side of the train.

i In the embodnnentof my invention illnsbe similarly operated ear, leaving the othersv the opposite side when bein restored to nor-,305

Referring to the .drawings-#15 indicaties the end beams and 16 the longitudinalbeams which constitute the upper part `of the frame of the truck, the end beamsl `being preferably channel-beams of steel or other -suit .able material, and. the longitudinal beams 'being preferably I-beams. Twov endl beams seen that they are simply blocks having suit.

able recesses 19 in their upper surfaces which receive rockers 20 at the lower -ends ofv brackets 21 which form the upper members. of the rocker-'bearin s and directly support the`car bed. .The rockers 2Qyare prevented; from getting out of the recesses 19 bylinks 22'atopposi`te'sid'es of each rocker, as shown,

in Fig. 3,.sa`idl links being fitted on pins 23 vcarried-by the lower members and pins 24 .carried by the. rockers 20. .These linkspermit. a limited .movement of,tl 1e.'jrockers 20 yso but preventtheir displacement. vIn Fig. 15 I have shown'a construction which possesses 'some advantages over :the construction shown in Fig. 14, and which,'in practice, Ill

therefore prefer to use. In the construction shown "in Fig. 15 the rockers 21 are pro. lvided with recesses 21'J on their undersldes 'which'overlie recesses 17bin the supportingy Amembers 17";- Pins 23 and 24 are provided in the recesses 17b and 21?, respectively, and

:in Fig. 15. The vrecesses 17. and 21" are narrow sothat they'support the sides of. the link 22, andthe links therefore -serve to prevent movement' of thelrockers endwise of the cai-,ibesidesonly a single link is used in each rocker instead of two, as in the construction shown in Fi 14.

T he members 18 of t e second set of bear,l

ings are in some respectssimilar to the members" 17, but are provided with recesses 25 having upwardlyrojecting semi-circular .tongues26 adapte to t into recesses in rockers 27'carried by brackets 28 whichIl form the up er members of the second pair of rocker earings. IIt will be seen that by this construction .movement7 of the rockers 27 end wise of the car -is prevented by the tongues v26. The .brackets 214-28` are all connected to the centralportion of the car bed by means of a beam '429v which extends longitudinally of the carat the under sidethereof, as shown in Figs. 1 andv2,so that said bearings together cooperate to prevent lateral and longitudinal displacement of the bed with reference to the truck. Any de he l'ongitudinalbeams 16 serve as' lfsirednumber of such bearings may be em-v ployed, and the different bearings are prefera ly arranged alternately, as shown in Fig. 3.v The rocker bearings above described' are-'not claimed herein Aas they form the subject-matter of a divisional application led i -arelcarried by pairs o f straps 33.-34-35-36, f

respectively, -pivoted' to the end portions of the bed and to the ends of the' gates inthe usual way.

374-38 indicate pairs of Aoperating bars at opposite sides of the car for holding the tion tothe bed when it is dumped at fone' holding the bed in loperative positionwhen 'loadingor transporting the load., The oper' ating bars 37- 38 are connected at'their upper ends with Vthe bars 'B3-35, respectively, by pivots39-40 and at their lower ends are pivotally connected by pivots 41-5-42 with stirrups. or swinging brackets y.4B- 44, respectively, which lare .pivotally `connected at their upper ends with the outer proper side gate up out of operative rela- 'side or the other, and also for assisting in end portions of the end beams 1'5 of the truck frame, as shown in Fig. 6, The construction 'f the several brackets or stirrups 43 is best vshown in Fig. .5, wherein 'it will be seen'that. said stirrups are composed of -two parallel' side pieces 45-'46 connected for a portion of their length by a web 47. The side pieces 45-46 are provided with oppositely-project- Ving trunnions 47-48 by which the stirrup is pivoted to the end beams 15' of the truck fr'ame,A as shown in Fig. 6, said-beams havp ing bearings v49 to receive said trunnions. As therein shown, each stirrup fits between the two end beams A15 which support it and vthey swing there-between, the lower ends of. the side pieces 45-46 extending be- .tween the beams 15, as shown in Fig. 1'. At

the lower .ends of the side 'pieces 4546 holds v50 are provided to receive the pivots 41 which connect the operating bars 37-38 with their respective stirrups. One of the side pieces, as46, is also provided intermediately with a laterally-projecting pivot 51 for connecting a locking-bar thereto, as will be hereinafter described.

It will be noted from an inspection of Figs. 1 and 2 that the lower ends of the operating 'bars 37-38 are provided'fwith slots 52 to receive the pivot pins 41 and permit a limited movement of the operating bars 37-38 independently of said pins. The purpose of this arrangement will hereinafter appear.

53-54 indicate cylinders for tipping the bed' to dump the load at one side or the other of the car and also for Yrestoring the the several cars of the train may be simul' tid - longitudinal meeste bed `to operative 4position after it has 'been dumped. The construction of such'cyl'inders is best shown in Fig. 11, from which it will be seen that eac'h cylinder contains a piston 'tonsfrise' in the 4cylinders the rods '5S-#59 are forced upward.

indicates an air-inletl communicating with `the bottom ofthecy'linder and receiv-I- .ing air from a' valved'pipe vlyvhich is con-i nected -With the train-pipe. It Will be understood that v'each car is provided' Withtwo cylinders, one of which is used tov dump the bed at oneside of the car andthe other for dumping it inthe opposite direction, and the Vlike cylinders of eachcar are connected to a train-pipe controlled through suitable valve mechanism :by the engineer so that taneously dumped at lthesame fside. The valve mechanism referred to not only controls the 'admission of air to the several setsv of cylinders, but also permits of v'its being exhausted, from the cylinders. on the oppo-y upper'ends rollers 62-63 vWhich are adapt' ed to bear against the under side of the bed when dumping "the saine or when returning the bed tol-its operative position after dumping, andthe upperend portions of `said piston-rods are connected, respectively, by links 64:-65 with standards 66 which are supported by and rise from the beams 16, as shownrin Figs. l and 2.

657-68 indicate swinging latches or hooks, whichv are pivoted between their ends at StL-70, respectively, to the links 64k-65, said latches having hooks 71-,72 at their lower ends, their upper `ends projecting above the lnk's'by which they are carried as best'shown at 73-74C in Fig. l..`

it approaches closfeiy to the roller @Q carried by piston-rod 58 ,and at the same time the center beam 29 strikes thev upper end 7 Thev positions of these 'parts when thebed is in its normal land'in its dumping positions are'.

'then free to move inward lot" the latch 67 and swings the ihook toward The object of vthis' the center of the car. operation is to throvvsaid latch oilt of operative position, ffo'r a purpose Which Will be hereinafter set forth.

7 5-76 indicate short y'rods which eXtend longitudinally of the car 'at opposite. sides thereof in position to be-engaged by the longitudinal center oftherod`75, for example, lies opposite the hook 71 andit is somewhat longer than the diameter ofthe cylinder 58 so that its'ends are atopposite sides of said cylinder, as shown inFig.' 9.

77 indicateslocking bars, the upper end portions of `the rod 75, as shown in Fig. 9, their lower ends being connected withcranks 78' carried by -a rock-shaft 79 which extends longitudinally of the car, being mounted in suitable bearings so that it is held securely inposition but maybe rocked. A corresponding rock-shaft 80 is provided at the opposite side of the car, as shown'in F ig. 2, and lcarries cranks 81` connected vto a similarl pair of locking-bars 82 at lthe opposite, sides of the car and connected bythe' rod 7 6` which coact'sv with rlatch 68. 'llhe rock-. shaftsl 79-80 are provided near their ends with cranks 83-84, respectively, which are end portions ot locking-bars 872-88, respectively, the outer end portionsy of Which aire connected With the pivots 51 ofthe stirrups .4S-44,as shown in lligs. 6 and'8. The

pins 85-86 lare @fitted in slots 89-90 in the locking-bars v87-88, respectively, so as to have a sliding connect-ion therewith. By this construction by rocking the shafts 79 80 in the proper directionwthe cranks 83- 84 Will operate to lift the inner 'end portions of the locking-bars E37- 88, as illustrated at the right in Fig. 2', and will also act to move them down into vthe'position shown in flilig. 1 when -the "carbed is in itso'perative position. When the llocking-barstT-.SS are in thel latter position, their inner ends are arranged to abut against the outer ends of reinforcing plates-91 secured between'the tWo end beams at each end of the car, as shown in Fig. 6, but When said locking plates are lifted in the manner described, they'move out of' engagement with said plates and are ortoward the centerofthecar."

The locking bars'77--82 -v are provided with projectionsor teeth 92' which, when the parts are in the 'positionshoyvn in Fig.

- l, are adapted to'lie under and engage blocks .93, as best shown in ltigs.I 7 and 9, said' blocks being carried by bars 9tor other suitable supports, 4as best shown in Fig. 9, but said teeth may bey disengaged from said blocks by' moving the ripper ends ot thev locking bars 77 or 82 outward or away from n 4 a 4 portions of Which :are connected tothe end 95 connected by vpins -85--86 With the inner` the center of the car, as shown at the right in Fig. 2. -x y.

Whenvthe car is in its normalpo'sition, as shown in Fig. 1, it will be noted that both A.piston-rods 58-'59 are in their lowermost or retracted position, the teeth 92 of the locking-bars 77-82 are in engagement with their respective blocks 93, the latches 67-68 are in engagement with the rods 7 5,-7 6, and the locking bars 87--88 are in their lowermost, position. so that their inner ends abut vagainstv the. ends of theplate 91. At this '15 the stirrups 43 and pivots 5-1 which connect time, also, the pivots 411-42 at the lower lends of the side-gate operating bars are substantially in line with the pivots 47-48 of said stirrups` with the outer ends of the locking-bars 871-88. At the same time the locking-bars 'S7-88 are held against inward movement by reason of the vfact that their f-inner ends abut againstv the ends of the "plate 91. Now, it will'be apparent that to tilt'the .bed to dump the load at the lefthand side, `for example, it is necessary for the side-gate operating bar 38 at the opposite sidev to move upward, as shown in Fig.- 2, and that. in. order 'that it may move up-- ward it is necessary for the lower end of the operating bar 38 to swing inwardvso lthe locking-bar 87. 'It `follows that with the as to rook its stirrup aboutv the pivots 147- 48 thereof. But with the parts in the position shownin Fig. l-thelower end of said operating bar` 38 cannot swing inward because it is held against such movement by the locking-bar 88. For a like reason, the bed cannot be tilted in the opposite direction as it is held against such movement by side of the car, forcing its piston upward into engagement with the bottom of the bed and liftingt-he right-hand side of the bed so as to cause it to rock and tip to the left.

When the piston 59 begins' to'risga'it swings the outer end of the connectingfjrod u13- Ward. thereby .lifting the latch 68 carried thereby and moving it outward slightly,l

thus carrying the upper end of each locking-bar 82 outward and releasing its tooth from the block 93. The locking-bars 82 are also carriedupward bythe continued movement of the piston-rod, thereby lifting: the cranks 81v and rockin'gvthe shaft 80 so as to carry the cranks 84 upward and thereby lift the locking bars 88 out of operative engage-l ment with the plate 91. 'This permits the lower ends of the operating bars 38 to swing vproximately the end of the tilting operation-the center beam 29 strikes the. upper end T3-of the latch 67 and throws its hook A71 out of engagement with the rod 75.

When the bed is to berestored to operative position, the air is permitted to exhaust from cylinder 54 andV is admitted to cylinder 53, thereby moving the piston-rod 58 upward or -outward and lifting the connecting rod or link 64 so as tocarry the hook 71 of the latch 67 beyond the rod 75. This takes place before the roller 62 actsto lift the car body appreciably, as some lost motion is provided for. The' disengagement of the latch 67 with the rod 75 at this stage of the operation leaves the teeth of the lockingbars 77 in operative. ei'igagement ywith the block 93 at fthat side of. the car, thereby lleaving the rock-shaft 79 locked against rotation and holdingthe locking-bar 87 in operative-position. The result is that the car bed cannot o beyond its operative position,

.since when 1t reaches thatpcsition, further movementis prevented by the 'operating-bar "37 at the left-hand side of the bed. The bed,

therefore, is restored to its normal' or o erative position and remains locked in suc position by the return of the several parts to the position shown in Fig. 1 incident tothe movement of the bedinto horizontal posif tion. i i

vIt will'be seen# from the 'foregoing that the bed is normally locked inpositi'on to receive, its load, but that the admission of air to either cylinder for dumping purposesj automatically releasesthe appropriate locking ldevices so that the loadc'an be dumped atA the desired side, without, however, releasing the locking devices which control the `tilting of the bed in the 'opposite direction;

and, furthermore, that the admission of air to either cylinder to restore thebed to its I'prevents the tilting .of the bed at the oppo- .site side, and consequently there is no dannormal'position effects' such operation with- -out releasing thelocking mechanism which position when restoring 'it after in the cab, which is not true when chains or aioaaie It will be noted that the position and an'l rangement of the cylinders, the numbe'rbf' cylinders, and the fluid used for actuating' the dumping and restoring mechanism, and other details of the construction shown, may be varied, as iereinafter ciaimed, they are not essential to the generic invention, which contemplates the use of such equivalents as would occur to thevmechanic skilledin the art. t

That which l claim as my invention, and desire tosecure by LettersPatent, is,- l. A dump-car2 comprising a truck", a bed mounted on said truck andv adapted to tilt to discharge its load, a' bar pivotally connected with the bed ,at one side of thel center thereof and depending therefrom, a swinging member connecting the lower end portion of said bar with the truck` compressed air operated mechanism for tilting the bed, and means actuated by' said compressed air operated mechanism for swinging said swingingmember topermit longitudinal movement df' said depending bar. 1

2. A dump-car, comprising a truck, abeti mounted on said truck and adapted to. tilt to discharge its load, a bar pivotally connected with the bed at on'e'side of the center thereof-and depending therefrom, a. bracketl suspended from the truck and having fitsfree end pivotally connected with the lower end portion of said bar, compressed air operated mechanism for tilting the bed to dis- "charge itsload, and means actuated by saidl l 3. A. dumpcar, comprising a truck, a lied mounted on said truck and adapted to tilt to discharge its load, a bar pivotally connected with the ,bed at one side of the center thereof and depending therefrom, a stirrup pivotally supported at its `upper end bythe truck and pivotally connected at its lower end with said bar, compressed air operated mechanism for tilting the bed. to discharge" its load, 'and means connected with said' stir-I rup and actuated by said compressed air operated mechanism to swing the same laterally when the compressed aireperatedmeeh-A 'anism isoperated to tilt the bed.

4. A dump-car, compmsmg a truck, a bed' mounted on saidl truck and adapted to tilt to discharge its load, a bar pivotally connected with the 'b ed at one side of the cen'- ter thereof and depending therefrom, a stir- ,rup pivotally supported at its upper end by the truck and pivotally connected at its lower end with said bar, compressed air, operated mechanism for tilting the-bed to discharge its load, a bar connected with said stirrup for normally-holding the same against lateral movement, and means actuated by said compressed air operated mechanism for except in so'l far as .they are* thereof and depending therefrom, a laterally swinging bracket pivotally mounted at its --upper end upon the truck, its free endbeing connected with said depending. banca locking bar connected at one end with.I said bracket and adapted to engage a suitable :stop to prevent' lateral movement of said bracket, compressed air operated mechanism for tilting the bed, and means actuated by said compressed air operated mechanism for moving said locking bar` to lswing said bracket laterally when the bed is to be tilted.

6. A daimp-car, comprising a truck, a bed mounted on said truck and adapted to tilt to discharge its load, a bar pivotally connected with the bed at one side of the center vthereof and depending therefrom, a laterally-swinging bracket pivotally mounted at .its upper end uponl the truck, its free-end being connected with saidy depending bar, an upwardly'- swinging locking bar ,pivotally connected with said bracket, a crank connected with said'locking bar, compressed air operated mechanismwfor tilting the bed, and means actuated by said compressed air operated mechanismy when the same is actuated to tilt the bed to` swing said crank.

7. A dump-car, comprisin a truck, a bedv mounted on said truck and a apted to tilt to discharge its load, a bar pivotally connected withthe bed at one side of the center therevof 'and depending' therefrom, a; laterally swinging bracket pivotally mounted at its upper end upon the truck, its5 free end being connected with said depending bar, an upwardlyswinging locking bar plvotally connected with saidbracket, a crank-connected with said locking bar, compressed lair operatedmechanism for' tilting the bed, means actuated lby said compressed air operated'- mechanism when the same is actuated tov tilt the bed to swing said crank',means for normally holding saidcrank against move- `ment', 'and `means actuated bysaid' 'compressed air operated mechanism when the same is actuated to tilt the bed for releas ing said crank. f l

8. A dump-car, comprising a truck, a vbed mounted on said truck and adapted to tilt to discharge its load, a bar ivotally connected with the bed at one si e of the cen-v ter thereof and depending therefrom, a laterally-swinging bracket pivotally mounted at its upper end upon the truck, it-sv free end being connected with said depending bar, an upwardly-swinging locking bar piv otally connected with said bracket, a crank connected with said locking bar, compressed,

compressed. air operated mechanism when t-he same is actuated to tilt the bed for releasing said crank, and meansoperated by the tilting of thebed in the proper direction to disconnect said compressed air operated mechanism from said locking mechanism so that the compressed air operated mechanism may be actuated to restore the bed toits normal position wit-hout relasing said lock.

9. A dump-car, comprising a truck, a bed mounted on said truck and adapted to tilt to discharge its load, a bar pivotally connected with the bed at one side o-f the center thereof land depending therefrom, a laterally-swinging bracket pivotally mounted at its upper end upon the truck, its free end being connected with said depending bar, compressed air operated mechanism for tilting the bed, a :crank connected with said bracket for moving the same laterally, and means operated byvsaid compressed air operated mechanism, When the same is actuated to dump the car, for swinging said crank.

lO. A dump-car, comprising a truck, a bed mounted on said truck and adapted to tilt to discharge its load, a bar pivotally connected with the bed at one side of the center thereof and depending therefrom, a laterally-swinging bracket pivotally mounted at its upper end upon the truck, its free end being connected with said depending bar, compressed air operated mechanism for tilting the bed, a crank connected with said bracket for moving the same laterally, means operated by said compressed air operated mechanism when the same is actuated to dump the lcar for swinging said crank. means for normally locking said crank againstv movement, and means conntcting said crank with said compressed air operated mechanism and actuated to release said locking mechanism when the compressed air operated mechanism is actuated to dump the car.

1l. A dump-car, comprising a truck, a bed mounted on said t-ruck and adapted to tilt to discharge its load,l a bar pivotally connected with the bed at one side of the center thereof and depending therefrom, a

' laterally-swinging bracket pivotally lmount-l ed at its upper end upon the truck, its free end being connected withy said depending bar, compressed air operated mechanism comprising a cylinder and piston for tilting the bed, a swinging link connected with said piston and with the truck, a latch carried ed at its upper end upon the truck, its ,free

end being-connected with said depending bar, compressed air operated mechanism comprising a cylinder and piston' for tilting the bed, a swinging link connected with said piston and with the truck, a latch carried by said link, a crank mounted cn the truck and connected with the bracket for swinging the same laterally, and a bar connected with said crank and adapted to be engaged by said latch, whereby when the piston is operated to dump the car said crank will be swung to move said bracket laterally, said latch being adapted to be swung to release the latter bar when the bed is tilted in the proper direction. A

J AY B. RHODES.

"Witnesses:

JOHN L. JACKSON, MINNIE A. HUNTER. 

